Gate-hanger.



No. 843,410. PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907.

' G. A. MILLER.

GATE HANGER.

APPLIOATION FILED HAB.14,1006.

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' G. A. MILLER.

GATE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.14,1906.

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CI-IARLEY A. MILLER, OF MENDON, OHIO.

GATE-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 14,

To (LU III/1,0) it may con/corm- Be it known that I, CHARLEY A. MILLER,a j citizen of the United States, residing at Mendon, in the county ofMercer, State of Ohio, I have invented certain new and useful Im- I andI do provements in Gate-Hangers; hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description 01 the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to gate-hangers, and

has for its object to provide a device of this a nature which willsupport a gate in such a manner that the same may be opened either by asliding or swinging movement.

A further object of the'invention is to provide a construction of thischaracter exnbodying eflicient means for preventing sagging of the gate,the said means being also utilized to securely brace the remainingelements of the hanger.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view in elevation, showingmy invention in use. Fig. 2 is a similar view in detail, showing thehanger removed from. the gate. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view onthe line 3 -3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 41 is a detail sectional view on theline 4 1 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 denotes a gate-post, and 6 agate. The hanger for the gate includes an upright 7, which is hinged inany suitable manner to the gate-post 5. Pivoted to and extendingupwardly from the upright 7 at an angle thereto is a brace S, which isconnected at its upper end by means of bolts or other suitable fasteningdevices to the outer end of a second brace 9, which extends laterallyand at right angles from the upright .7 intermediate its ends.

In order to hold the braces 8 and 9 in their proper relative positionsand in position to support the gate, I provide a brace-rod formed of twosections 10 and 11, which are connected by means of a turnbuckle 12. Thesection 10 of the brace-rod is provided at one of its ends with an eyeor loop 13, arranged for engagement over the upper end of the upright 7and at the other of its ends with screw-threads 14 for engagementthrough an opening in one end of the turnbuckle. The section 11 of thebrace-rod has one of its ends engaged through the opposite end of theturnbuckle and is provided with a suitable head 15, which preventsdisengagement of the turnbuckle from the said section, but which permitsof turning of the same. At its opposite end to the head 15 i the section11 is provided with a loop 16, 1 which is engaged over the meeting endsof l the braces 8 and 9, thereby serving to hold J the said ends of thebraces securely in their proper relative positions. Secured to one lside of the brace 9 are plates 17, upon which f are formed stub-shafts18, the said plates being secured to the said brace-rod adjacent i theends thereof. Mounted upon the stubshafts 18 are rollers 19, upon whichrests the 1 center bar 20 of the gate 6. Secured to the upright 7 in anysuitable manner are hook members 21, one of the said members beingengaged with the bar of the gate directly above the center bar thereofand the other of said members being engaged with one of the lower barsof the gate, thereby serving to hold the gate proper upon its hanger.

It will be observed from the foregoing that the gate proper is supportedfor swinging movement by the hanger above described and embodying myinvention and that by reason of the fact that the hook members 21 areengaged with the gate and the gate is supported upon the rollers 19 itwill be read ily understood that the gate may be slid part of the wayopen or in other words, sufllcicntly to allow a person to passtherethrough without the necessity of swinging the gate upon its hinges.The hook members 21 serve effectually to hold the gate upon the rollersand permit it to swing with its hanger, and they further serve, togetherwith the rollers 19, to limit the starting movement of the gate.

What is claimed is- 1. A device of the class described comprising anupright, a brace extending upwardly at an angle from the lower end ofsaid upright, a second brace extending laterally from said upright andconnected to the upper end of said fist-named brace, a rod connectedwith the upper end of said upright and provided at its opposite end witha loop engaged over the meeting ends of said braces, and rollers mountedupon said second-named brace.

2. A device of the class described comprising an upright, a braceextending up wardly at an angle to said upright and from y the lower endthereof, a second brace ex- I tending laterally irom said upright andcon 1 nectcd at its opposite end to the upper end of said first-namedbrace, rollers mounted In testimony whereof I affix my signaturenpondsaid slecond-naineg birace,d a rod conin presence of two Witnesses.

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second rod provided at one of its end? with CHARLEY MILLER a loopengaged over the meeting ends of said braces, and adjustable connectionsbetween said rods.

l/Vitnesses HARRY KRUGH, GEORGE THOMAS.

